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For the Flemish Department of Environment and the Institute for Nature and Forest Research, we have started an international benchmark of the knowledge function of environmental policy.
We are conducting a comparative study on the scientific support, monitoring, and policy evaluation of environmental policy in Flanders and surrounding regions and countries. This is done, among other reasons, to ensure a strong scientific foundation for effective biodiversity policy.
Targeted monitoring, data integration, and assessment techniques are essential for good policy preparation, evaluation, and adjustment. With this benchmark, we aim to map out the administrative, financial, and organizational aspects.
Some of the research questions include:
- How is the knowledge function of environmental policy organized in Flanders and in the benchmark countries and regions?
- Which parties are involved and what roles do they play?
- What is the structure of research programming?
- How much public funding is available annually for the knowledge function and how is it utilized?
- Which types of research are more/less dominant (external/internal, applied/scientific, public/private, etc.)?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of the knowledge function in environmental policy in Flanders compared to the benchmark countries and regions?
- And what are the opportunities and threats?
- How could the effectiveness and efficiency of the knowledge function in environmental policy be improved?
